The purpose of this study was to examine the early-phase adaptations of traditional dynamic constant external resistance (DCER) training vs. a portable upper-body training device (Fortex). The Fortex is a concentric training ...

Research indicates that being bored affectively marks an appraised lack of meaning in the present situation and in life. We propose that state boredom increases eating in an attempt to distract from this experience, ...

Mental health is a global societal challenge. Sport, more specifically, elite sport, offers a potential window into the mental health challenges of young people. We initiated this research topic by proposing that explanations ...

INTRODUCTION: No study to date has reported if and how the use of body markers used in three dimensional optical tracking methods to study swing kinematics in golf affect movement performance. Egret et al. (2004) studied ...

Background: Cinnamon has been shown to delay gastric emptying of a high-carbohydrate meal and reduce
postprandial glycemia in healthy adults. However, it is dietary fat which is implicated in the etiology and is
associated ...

Summary
Background/aim
Exercise can be used as a strategy to attenuate hyperglycaemia experienced during gestational
diabetes mellitus (GDM). To maximize its use for clinical management, the most
effective modality ...

Increasing loading is one of the most common methods used to increase exercise intensity but it is important to consider the influence of the increase on subsequent force output, rate of force development and, in the case ...

Exploring the effects of fatigue on skilled performance in tennis presents a significant challenge to the researcher with respect to ecological validity. This study examined the effects of moderate and high-intensity fatigue ...

A primary teaching goal for any sport is for participants to achieve a level of proficiency to enable participation in the sport. Coaches and sports federations make recommendations regarding which practice methods to use ...

This study sought to examine the effect of a Sport Education season on the technical learning of four
swimming strokes and the perceived motivational climate. Twenty-two young swimmers from a sport
club participated in ...

This study was undertaken to examine the effect of a heavy weight training exercise on sprinting performance and on the effect of repeated exposure to a complex training protocol. Eleven male rugby union players (age 20.9 ...

BACKGROUND:
Economy, velocity/power at maximal oxygen uptake ([Formula: see text]) and endurance-specific muscle power tests (i.e. maximal anaerobic running velocity; vMART), are now thought to be the best performance ...

Running economy (RE) and velocity at maximal oxygen uptake
(VV_ O2max) are considered to be the best physiological performance
indicators in elite distance runners. In addition to cardiovascular
function, RE and (VV_ ...

This research, conducted in the 2013-2014 academic year, analyzes the perceptions of secondary students on the factors implicit in the
physical self, after receiving a fitness teaching unit (TU) using the attitudinal style ...

INTRODUCTION: Typically, the standard club head mass of a driver is 0.2 kg approximately (White 2006). The golfing governing bodies do not stipulate driver club head mass. Theoretically, an increase in club head mass will ...

Whey protein (WP) is a widely consumed nutritional supplement, known to enhance
strength and muscle mass during resistance training (RT) regimens. Muscle protein anabolism is acutely elevated following RT, which is further ...